1943 CANADA / POLITICS: US President Roosevelt gives well received speech at the Dominion Houses of

Date: 13th September 1943

Location: QUEBEC, CANADA OTTAWA, CANADA OTTAWA, QUEBEC, CANADA

Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)

GOOD SCENES:

CANADA: Ottawa:

Big GV pan mass crowds in front of Parliament Buildings on Parliament Hill. Big LTV pan immense mass crowd.

CANADA: Quebec:

SV pose shot Mary Churchill seated at mikes. CU pose shot Mary - then she speaks. SCUFV pose shot Mary - then she speaks. S Mary sitting in front of mike - then she speaks.

SOUND EFFECTS:

CU... "I welcome this opportunity to greet in Quebec my comrades in the Womens' Forces of Canada and the U.S.A. As well as all those other women who, in field and factory, are helping the United Nations on the road to victory."

SCU... "We have never seen before the mobilization of women on such a scale as is going on in so many parts of the world to-day. A few years ago some people doubted that it could be done others laughed at it and many were opposed to it. Now, women in uniform are accepted as a matter of course. Nor are we only accepted, more than that, we are welcomed - we are needed and we are proud and happy to feel that our uniform is a symbol of efficiency and discipline and loyal comradeship."

Mary repeats first paragraph in French.

GTV Churchill riding in car with King driving thru streets and cheering crowds. STV pan Churchill sitting on back of car waving with King. LV Churchill and King driving thru mass crowds. SV Churchill standing up in car waving with hat King behind. GV angle shot people waving from windows. SV Churchill sitting in car showing badly dented hat with King. LTV pan car driving thru streets with Churchill and King. SV pan travel shot crowd cheering. LV towards and pan Churchill in car waving with King. LFV towards Churchill waving from car with King. SBV car driving away past cheering crowds with Churchill and King. LTV mass crowd cheering. CU Churchill standing in car doing "V" sign raises dented hat and waves with King. GV mass cheering crowds surrounding Churchill's car, Churchill raising hat.

GOOD SCENES: SV pose shot Mary Churchill seated at mikes. CU pose shot Mary - then she speaks. SCUFV pose shot Mary - then she speaks. SV Mary sitting in front of mike - then she speaks. CU.."I welcome this opportunity to greet in Quebec my comrades in the Women's Forces of Canada and the U.S.A. As well as all those other women who, in field and factory, are helping the united nations on the road to victory." SCU.."We have never

SV..."but some day with certainty, all of them will remember with the Mater, "Thou shalt love they neighbour as thyself." (Applause.)

ORIG. DUPE NEG.seen before the mobilization of women on such a scale as is going on in so many parts of the world to-day. A few years ago some people doubted that it could be done others laughed at it and many were opposed to it. Now women in uniform are accepted as a matter of course. Nor are we only accepted more than that, we are welcomed - we are needed and we are proud and happy to fell that our uniform is a symbol of efficiency and discipline and loyal comradeship." Mary repeats first paragraph in French.

Personalities - Politicians; Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945)

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